bone china

noun

an English form of porcelain made from clay mixed with bone ash

Meanings

nounbone china (uncountable)
  1. uncountablean English form of porcelain made from clay mixed with bone ash

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 骨瓷
  • 骨瓷 (gǔcí)type of porcelain
Danish benporcelæn
  • benporcelæntype of porcelain
Dutch beenderporselein
  • beenderporseleintype of porcelain
German Knochenporzellan
  • Knochenporzellantype of porcelain
Norwegian Bokmål benporselen
  • benporselentype of porcelain
Swedish benporslin
  • benporslintype of porcelain
Cite this entry
APA

bone china. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20china

MLA

“bone china.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20china. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bone china,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20china.

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